Peyton Siva

LOUISVILLE — Before he was driving Rick Pitino crazy, before he was a national champion, before he was "Russ-diculous," Russ Smith was up in Connecticut's Northwest hills grappling with math, trying to get noticed. "You could never tell if he was in a good mood or a bad mood," South Kent School basketball coach Kelvin Jefferson said. "He was always walking around campus with a big smile, brightening everyone's day. Everybody just loved him." Much has changed for Russ Smith, who is finishing up what will be a long-remembered college career — even by Kentucky's high standards — as No. 11 Louisville faces No. 19 UConn at the KFC...

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LOUISVILLE — Before he was driving Rick Pitino crazy, before he was a national champion, before he was "Russ-diculous," Russ Smith was up in Connecticut's Northwest hills grappling with math, trying to get noticed.
"You could never tell if...